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	FOXNews.com - Israel Hits Lebanon After Soldiers Grabbed
		Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called the soldiers'capture"an act of war,"and his Cabinet prepared to approve more military action in Lebanon _ a second front in the fight against Islamic militants by Israel, which already is waging an operation to free a captured soldier in the Gaza Strip.
		The Israeli military planned to call up thousands of reservists, and residents of Israeli towns on the border with Lebanon were ordered to seek cover in underground bomb shelters.
		Lebanon is under U.N. and U.S. pressure to disarm the Shiite guerrilla group and move its own military into the south, but the government has refused to do so, calling Hezbollah a legitimate resistance group.
	www.foxnews.com /printer_friendly_wires/2006Jul12/0,4675,LebanonIsraelClash,00.html (1243 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Hezbollah captures 2 Israeli soldiers in clashes, sparking Israeli offensive into Lebanon
		Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called the soldiers' capture "an act of war," and his Cabinet prepared to approve more military action in Lebanon — a second front in the fight against Islamic militants by Israel, which already is waging an operation to free a captured soldier in the Gaza Strip.
		The Israeli military planned to call up thousands of reservists, and residents of Israeli towns on the border with Lebanon were ordered to seek cover in underground bomb shelters.
		Lebanon is under U.N. and U.S. pressure to disarm the Shiite guerrilla group and move its own military into the south, but the government has refused to do so, calling Hezbollah a legitimate resistance group.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,640194197,00.html (1281 words)

	Al-Ahram Weekly \| Region \| First Iraq, now Lebanon
		Any civilians killed in such actions are blamed not on the US troops pulling the trigger but on "insurgents" who were in civilian areas to begin with.
		The media is persistently hammered by declarations that the civilian death toll should not blamed on Israel but on Hizbullah fighters who disappear within the civilian population, hide out among women and children, use women and children as human shields, and are hiding their rockets and weaponry in civilian homes.
		In Lebanon, the severe bombing of cities and towns is designed to shock and awe the civilian populace to pressure its government to move against Hizbullah and disarm it.
	weekly.ahram.org.eg /2006/805/re112.htm (933 words)

	CaliforniaRepublic - What Lebanon Should Tell Hizbu’Allah by Tarek Heggy
		Military action in Lebanon must remain solidly in the hands of the Lebanese army.
		No reasonable person will agree that this is a reason for hundreds of Lebanese citizens to die, for Lebanon to be set back twenty years economically and with regard to her infrastructure, and for a million Lebanese to be driven out of their homes.
		Lebanon has had enough of "proxy wars," for we are a modern country with an elected government, and not anyone's contractor.
	www.theonerepublic.com /archives/Columns/Heggy/20060930HeggyTell.html (881 words)

	Syrian occupation of Lebanon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Syrian occupation of Lebanon is one of several terms for the period 1976-2005 when Syria had a military presence in and significant control over Lebanon.
		Two rival administrations were formed: a military one under Aoun in East Beirut and a civilian one under Selim el-Hoss based in West Beirut; the latter gained the support of the Syrians.
		After the Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon and the death of Hafez Al-Assad in 2000, the Syrian occupation faced fierce criticism and resistance from the Lebanese population.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Syrian_occupation_of_Lebanon (1030 words)

	Israel hits Lebanon after soldiers grabbed - Boston.com
		Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called the soldiers' capture "an act of war," and his Cabinet prepared to approve more military action in Lebanon -- a second front in the fight against Islamic militants by Israel, which already is waging an operation to free a captured soldier in the Gaza Strip.
		Dan Halutz warned the Lebanese government that the Israeli military will target infrastructure and "turn back the clock in Lebanon by 20 years," if the soldiers were not returned, Israeli TV reported.
		Hezbollah's military arm said its fighters captured two Israeli soldiers "on the border with occupied Palestine, fulfilling the promise to liberate its prisoners" held by Israel.
	www.boston.com /news/world/middleeast/articles/2006/07/12/hezbollah_captures_2_israeli_soldiers (1385 words)

	Lebanon Timeline
		Although Lebanon is not a significant party to the fighting, it becomes home to thousands of Palestinian refugees driven from their homes and land by Israel.
		December 31, 1968 UN Security Council Resolution 262 "condemns Israel l for its premeditated military action in violation of its obligations under the Charter and the cease-fire resolutions" in attacking the Beirut airport.
		April 24, 1974 UN Resolution 347 "Condemns Israel's violation of Lebanon's territorial integrity and sovereignty and calls once more on the Government of Israel to refrain from further military actions and threats against Lebanon;" and "Calls upon Israel forthwith to release and return to Lebanon the abducted Lebanese civilians;." Israel does not comply.
	www.peoplejudgebush.org /Accountability/LebanonTimeline.shtml (4432 words)

	Lebanon.com Newswire - Local News March 17 1997
		The Egyptian workers in Lebanon send an annual remittances of $150 million to their families in Egypt and Lebanese investments in Egypt are of considerable size though they do not encourage Lebanese apple products exports.
		Lebanon and Italy have good relations since 1992, when the two countries signed a $460 million economic cooperation protocol, but hardships and obstacles during the past two years, undermined the right application of the protocol.
		Jumblat, addressing the crowd, said the Syrian presence in Lebanon is now once again under campaigns casting doubts with the pretexts of sovereignty, unbalance etc. He asserted the blood of Kamal Jumblat and other martyrs were for the national unity which is now gradually realized by the repatriation of the displaced.
	www.lebanon.com /news/local/1997/3/17.htm (2435 words)

	Israeli assault on Lebanon and Gaza continues
		Israel has said it holds Lebanon responsible for the capture of its two soldiers and will continue to intensify military pressure until they are released. This is the most intense Israeli military action against Lebanon since Israel invaded and occupied Beirut 24 years ago.
		Lebanon has condemned the raids and is pressing for a resolution against Israel at an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council on Friday morning.
		The Israeli military said the airport strike and the blockade were intended to cut off supplies to Hezbollah, and that the Lebanese government must move to clamp down on the Beirut-based militants.
	www.cbc.ca /world/story/2006/07/13/israel-lebanon.html (1567 words)

	Why Israel's Campaign Will Likely Fail
		In addition, 241 American servicemen, sent to Lebanon to oversee the withdrawal of the PLO from Lebanon, perished in a terrorist attack in Beirut.
		Yet the similarities between Israel's attacks on Lebanon in 1982 and 2006 are striking.
		Today, the democratic government of Lebanon is on the verge of collapse, with Syria and Hezbollah poised to fill the vacuum.
	www.hnn.us /articles/28540.html (710 words)

	Spero News: Despite ceasefire Israel jets bomb south Lebanon
		Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz addressed parliament saying that an immediate cease was not planned and that military action in Lebanon would continue.
		An army spokesman has confirmed the action saying the it was intended to support ground troops in the area and was not targeting anything specific.
		Meanwhile Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz addressed parliament saying that an immediate cease was not planned and that military action in Lebanon would continue.
	www.speroforum.com /site/print.asp?idarticle=4701 (124 words)

	Arabic News Weekly Edition for Lebanon, 6/5/2000
		Lebanon has asserted its inalienable right to Shebaa farms and the three border points in Ramish, al-malta and al-Adesah which are still under Israeli occupation.
		Lebanon's President Emile Lahoud told Lebanese delegations that a law-based society and government are essential and must go hand-in-hand with Liberation and rebuilding.
		Lebanese Prime Minister Salim al- Hoss on Wednesday announced that Lebanon keeps its right in all the Lebanese territories including Shebaa farms and that Lebanon is fully ready to cooperate with the UN in implementation the mission of the Un forces.
	www.arabicnews.com /ansub/Weekly/Lebanon/20000605.html (742 words)

	Electronic Lebanon: electronicLebanon.net
		Electronic Lebanon, a project from the Electronic Intifada, offers commentary, analysis, human rights and development information, and voices from on the ground.
		Assad returned to Lebanon to visit family and friends for what he thought would only be a few weeks' stay.
		BADDAWI REFUGEE CAMP, Northern Lebanon, 13 August (IPS) - Palestinians displaced by the fighting at the northern Lebanese refugee camp Nahr al-Bared have accused the Lebanese army of torturing and abusing civilians.
	electronicintifada.net /lebanon (878 words)

	The Stockholm Conference: A Political Obscenity - Rachel Neuwirth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Everyone recognized that Israel was the attacked party: the G8, the UN, the EU and even Saudi Arabia in their official statement just after July 12 were all unequivocal in identifying Hezbollah as the aggressor.
		“for Lebanon, a possible solution resides in the immediate cancellation of its debt and the establishment of funds for its reconstruction, which would be fed by reparations deposited by Israel” [emphasis added].
		There has not been any territorial dispute between Lebanon and Israel (the Shebaa Farms issue, regardless of its inclusion in resolution 1701, is a hoax planted by Hezb’allah to claim a phony occupation and justify its unlawful attacks against Israel).
	americandaily.com /article/15457 (1786 words)

	Agence Global - Article
		The United States’ and Israel’s overreach in Lebanon, Palestine and Iraq, together with the reaction of their nationalist and Islamist opponents in the region, have delivered consequential defeats to U.S.-Israeli ambitions to reshape the region in line with their strategic interests.
		For example Iran is using Lebanon as cover for a further clamp down on dissidents including most recently a threat to arrest the Nobel peace prize winner Shirin Ibadi if she does not close down her human rights organisation.
		Another consequence of Israeli military action in Lebanon has been to further undermine the position of U.S. and British occupying forces in Iraq where Hizbullah’s allies include the U.S.-backed government.
	www.agenceglobal.com /Article.asp?Id=1011 (852 words)

	War in Lebanon - Kommersant Moscow
		Israel’s military action in Lebanon began as anti-terrorist operation, but grew into a war not only against Hezbollah but also against Lebanese people, which allows to make a number of conclusions concerning not just the two countries involved in the conflict.
		The second conclusion, a paradox in fact, is that military men are able to lose the modern war on terrorism quicker and with more losses than politicians and diplomats.
		If military men are allowed to lead this war, following the old Israeli slogan “let the army win”, as it is happening in Lebanon in the recent weeks, then, most likely, nothing good will come out of it.
	www.kommersant.com /page.asp?idr=527&id=693915 (551 words)

	Middle East: Lebanon Diverts River as Israel Threatens War - IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Israel rejects Lebanese claims that the diversion is necessary to rescue parched villages in southeastern Lebanon.
		Both countries have signalled a willingness to use military means to enforce their positions, and US diplomats are attempting to stave off conflict between the two nations.
		At issue is the Wazzani tributary of the al-Hasbani river, which flows from Lebanon into Israel and supplies one-fifth of the Sea of Galilee, the largest Israeli water reserve.
	www.irc.nl /page/2281 (252 words)

	Israeli government orders military action against Lebanon
		Israel's Cabinet has approved military action in Lebanon in response to an attack by Islamic Hezbollah guerillas in which two Israeli soldiers were kidnapped.
		Annan's Personal Representative for Lebanon, Geir Pedersen, said the attack was to be condemned in the strongest possible terms.
		Annan was "distressed," deplored the action, and "reminds Israel of its obligation under international law to protect civilians from the effects of the conflict."
	story.israelherald.com /index.php/ct/9/cid/.../id/183197/cs/1 (708 words)

	CNN.com - Israel authorizes 'severe' response to abductions - Jul 12, 2006
		Lebanon has tried to distance itself from the raid that sparked the most recent hostilities, recalling its ambassador to the United States, Farid Abboud, for making "irresponsible" public comments, said Lebanese Telecommunications Minister Marwan Hamadeh.
		"Hezbollah's actions are not in the interest of the Lebanese people, whose welfare should not be held hostage to the interests of the Syrian and Iranian regimes," the White House said in a statement.
		Syria and Iran are the scapegoats because of their support for Hezbollah and because the Lebanese government does not have the capacity to expand its authority into the south, where Hezbollah maintains control, U.S. State Department officials said.
	www.cnn.com /2006/WORLD/meast/07/12/mideast (980 words)

	iranian.com: Michael Davie, Israel, Hezbollah, A view from Beirut
		By destroying the deep bunkers of the military HQ, and thus by killing the officers, the chain of command is decapitated.
		Advancing up the Bekaa (in pure ‘classical’ military style, as was the case in 1918, 1943, 1978,1982 etc.) implies a ‘classical’ war between armies, which is not the case today.
		Lebanon’s infrastructure and production are largely destroyed, its delicate political balance dangerously shaken, and a major humanitarian and ecological disaster clearly visible.
	www.iranian.com /Opinion/2006/August/Mideast9/index.html (1885 words)

	Bloomberg.com: Germany
		Israeli troops entered Lebanon, the daily Haaretz reported, as an army spokeswoman said a call-up of reservists was on the agenda.
		The military confrontation in Gaza was Israel's first with Hamas since the movement, branded a terrorist organization by the U.S. and the EU, won Palestinian parliamentary elections in January.
		Developments in the north indicate that Hezbollah and Hamas are coordinating military action against Israel, according to Gerald Steinberg, a political science professor at Bar Ilan University.
	www.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=20601100&sid=aJLzaDCm0afw&refer=germany (895 words)

	Electronic Lebanon: Lebanon
		The Lebanon section of Electronic Lebanon, a project from the Electronic Intifada, offering commentary, analysis, human rights and development information, and diaries from on the ground.
		Fadia greets me with a warm smile of welcome lighting up her face and takes me to her home in Burj al-Barajne camp, Beirut, where I am to stay for three weeks, trying to help with a summer activity program for some of the children, and to improve the English of her kindergarten teachers.
		As I stay in the camp and learn more of what it means to be a Palestinian refugee in Lebanon I marvel at her strength of character, a common feature of the Palestinian women I have met.
	electronicintifada.net /v2/electronic-lebanon.shtml (987 words)

	NPR : Israelis Support Military Action in Lebanon
		Israel's military leaders say that the air attacks of the past six days have destroyed about a third of the estimated 12,000 missiles held by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.
		The Israeli leadership believes their action is justified, because the Lebanese government has not acted to control Hezbollah.
		Further, because Ariel Sharon was Israel's leader for most of the past five years, he was constrained from hitting Hezbollah in Lebanon because of his responsibility for Israel's disastrous invasion of Lebanon in 1982.
	www.npr.org /templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=5563380 (944 words)

	Military News - Veteran News: Israeli Cabinet Approves Military Action Against Lebanon
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		Jerusalem, July 12, 2006 -- Israel's Cabinet has approved military action in Lebanon in response to an attack by Islamic Hezbollah guerillas in which two Israeli soldiers were kidnapped.
		The United States welcomes the U.N. Security Council’s unanimous decision December 23 to sanction Iran for refusing to suspend nuclear enrichment programs but stresses that further action is needed by individual nations and groupings.
	www.militaryconnections.com /news_story.cfm?textnewsid=2015 (617 words)

	Israel Blockades, Bombs Lebanon While Hezbollah Rains Rocket Fire - washingtonpost.com
		DAMOUR, Lebanon, July 14 -- Israel imposed a blockade on Lebanon by land, sea and air on Thursday, striking the capital's airport twice, cutting off its ports and wrecking bridges and roads in attacks that killed at least 47 people in the last two days, nearly all of them Lebanese civilians.
		Israeli military officials said they planned to implement a military blockade of Lebanon, employing the same terminology they use to describe restrictions that Israel imposes on the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
		He said the Israeli military was attempting to force the government "to deploy its army in south Lebanon, take responsibility for the kidnapped, return them" and fulfill a U.N. resolution calling for the disarmament of Hezbollah.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/13/AR2006071300278.html (1041 words)

	Captured Israeli soldiers were in Lebanon when clashes happened - Indymedia Ireland
		Military Infrastructure is a legitimate target and there are strong indications that Hezbollah is making strenuous efforts to hit military infrastructure in the North of Israel.
		If you look at the actions of your country and see something that is wrong and do something to try and stop it, then I respect your choice to reject your country's atrocities and I hope you find a way to change it from inside.
		Lebanon clearly has the right of self-defence against Israel's carpoet bombing as it is a military rogue state that had invaded and occupied South Lebanon from 1982-2000.
	www.indymedia.ie /article/77521 (5588 words)

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